Specifications
6. The Instruments: The Piano section NORD STAGE Eighty Eight V1.1x
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C
LAVINET
SOUND
On an original Clavinet D6 you can select different pick-up and filter combinations
by pressing a number of rocker switches. This functionality is very faithfully simulat-
ed in the Nord Stage, which means that you get all possible original Clavinet D6
sound variations (plus an additional four) by selecting different pick-up and filter
combinations! Here’s s how it works:
C
LAV
EQ
The two C
LAV EQ buttons works as filter selectors. By selecting different combina-
tions of the B
RILLIANT/TREBLE
and M
EDIUM/SOFT
filter buttons you can repro-
duce all 15 possible filter variations, exactly like on the original D6.
P
ICK
-
UP
T
YPE
A Clavinet D6 has two separate pick-ups, one on the “neck” and one on the “bridge”. By selecting either
one pick-up or both in different combinations you can alter the character of the sound quite drastically.
When the Clavinet is selected in the Nord Stage, you use the T
YPE
button in the Piano Select section to
select pick-up variations according to the table below:
D
YNAMICS
(V
ELOCITY
SENSITIVITY
)
Some of the piano instruments sampled for the Nord Stage have very wide dynamic ranges by nature and
naturally we wanted to capture this as accurately as possible.
Therefore, it could be perceived that it is a little hard to reach the most extreme levels when playing the
Nord Stage piano sounds with the default keyboard Dynamics setting. This is because the dynamic re-
sponse curves have been very carefully adjusted to match each original instrument's response characteris-
tics. In other words, Clavia's intention was that when you play a Rhodes sound, for example, it should
almost feel like you are playing a Rhodes piano. However, If you want the piano sounds to respond more
easily to keyboard velocity, you can set this in the following way.
• Hold S
HIFT
and press the D
YNAMICS button to select one of the three modes. The LEDs to the right
of the T
YPE DISPLAY light up to indicate what mode is selected. Select between 1-3, where 3 is the
most compressed response. If all LEDs are off, this indicatesthe instrument’s original sensitivity.
The Dynamics setting is saved with a Program.
Pick-up Type Description
1 (CB) Only the "bridge" pick-up; a bright sound.
2 (CA) Only the "neck" pick-up; a warmer, less bright sound.
3 (DA) Both pick-ups 180 degrees out of phase; the fundamental is almost cancelled out and the
sound becomes thin.
4 (DB) Both pick-ups on and in phase; a very full sound.